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April 03, 1986 - Spring's Popping Out All OverPaige' The'Suffiolk- Tim'eS April 3, 1986 Spring's Popping OutAll Over By PAUL STOUTENBURGH Easter is the appropriate time of year to celebrate the renewal of life. Barbara and I went to a sunrise service down on the bay which was but a short walk from our house. No better place to hold a sun- rise service. I could visualize these ser- vices being held across the nation as the sun broke the darkness in its jour- ney across the sky. Some would be on the ocean shores while others, like ours, would be held on the bay and sound shores while still others might be wor- shipping from a freshwater pond or lake. No matter what the location, the theme was the same everywhere -- the celebration of the renewal of life. As we made our way to the beach, we could see spring popping up through the soil of winter in many different ways. Of course, the varied colored crocuses added their blush of color and no man could disapprove of their brilliant colors of yellow, purple and white. The back pasture that has not been noticed by our cows for some time, had suddenly become a munching ground. Bits of green, here and there, lured them from their old hay of winter. How good it must taste to them. I hope everyone has heard the spring peeper chorus signaling their renewed life from winter's cold confines. Their song will lure the females to the pond and then the miracle of life will once again commence. Everywhere on our walk to and from the beach we saw evidence of new life. A mourning dove flew to its nest offer- ing a new stick to the already brooding mate. Doves, which many people mis- take for owls because of their soft haunting hoo- hoo -hoo, are one of na- ture's earliest nesters. They are trim Focus on Nature birds in appearance and such a welcome visitor to our feeders, preferring to pick up from the ground seed spilled by others foraging above. Robins -- Old Favorites Of course, the robins are starting to pair off and are looking for homestead sites. As I write I can see last year's nest up in the hickory tree outside our window. It's not in the exact same spot of the year before but it's in the same tree. I believe robins come back to the same general location each year. They are welcome visitors and their song we'll be hearing in the next month or so is one of nature's best and most re- membered. Perched high in the top of a tree, a robin singing its heart out is one of the more memorable sights and sounds of spring. This week has had its surprises. In Riverhead, a white ibis was spotted and of course, Barbara and I had to check it out. These all -white birds with their unusually long curved bill, are seldom seen north of Virginia. They're common in Florida but up north here there are few records. We were greeted by a young man and his guests who gladly showed us where the bird was. We meandered along a path beside an old stream bed. There were the false alarms along the way that proved to be old white clorox bottles -- a bit of Americana. Yet when we saw the bird there was no doubt about it. It was a the Allot 8 Main Street Gree nport A1,. uk New York Ll 477 -2250 Silkscreen • Custom Design Retail and Commercial Come visit us at our new location 208 Main Street Greenport 477 -2250 Shirts and MORE for ladies, men, teens and tots. Some with exclusive designs for Greenport, Long Island, New York, and more. Large selection of fashionable styles and a great variety of designs- Photo by Paul Stoutenburgh SNOWY OWL ON ROOF - -This unusual late visitor -- who should be in the far north by now -- surveys the area for mice or rats. white ibis. How and why did it ever stray this far north? I took a few photo- graphs of it through the "branches but did not want to disturb it, for I knew there would be other birders soon to fol- low. The fellowship of this group of people travels deep, and whenever a sighting is made, the word spreads to those interested and in no time birders with binoculars will be there. Another activity that took us to Orient this week was our determination Consider to see a lingering snowy owl. This winter visitor from the tundra of the far north should have left for its nesting habitat long ago, but again, for some strange reason it is still about. I first saw it on Dec. 29 when we were doing our christmas bird count in Orient. Since that time it has stayed around a one -mile area hunting the marshes, meadows and open fields all winter. (continued on page 16A) Looking for a high return alternative to your present income investment? 11x97%* Current distribution rate Putnam High Income Government Trust... 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There will be a cocktail party fund- raiser for Joe Sawicki Jr. at the Tolen- dal Inn in Mattituck on Friday, April 4 from 7 to 10 p.m. Tickets are $35. For information please call 765 -1690. Congratulations to William J. Foronjy Jr. of Peconic, who was recently named a United States National Award winner in foreign language by the United States Achievement Academy. The Academy selects winners upon the recommendation of teachers and other school sponsors; William was nomi- nated by his Southold High School lan- guage teacher, Marietta Silvestre. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Gannon and Mr. and Mrs. William Foronjy Sr. The Southold Nutrition Center Chorus, under the direction of Yolanda Quinn, recently presented an Easter cantata, "Behold the Crucified," at San Simeon by the Sound nursing home in Greenport. Solos were performed by Mrs. Quinn, Elvira Axelson and Natalie Marto. Dorothy Hulse acted as reader for the cantata and Wes Smith was accompanist. Southold Free Library, in conjunction with National Library Week, will ob- serve an amnesty week during the week of April 6 -12. This means that during that week, patrons may return any overdue book without being fined. All charges will be overlooked. Focus on Nature.., (continued from page 8A) Lately, it has spent most of its time in a good friend's back field. We've dri- ven to Orient twice but with no luck. But our third trip paid off. The owl posed beautifully for us and I photo- graphed it on the ground and on the roof of our friend's house. It wasn't par- ticularly concerned by our presence but was more interested in an occasional gull that every once in a while would swoop down and dive bomb it. All birds dislike owls. Once it flew to the top of a pine tree where I'm sure it felt most uncomforta- ble because snowy owls spend most of their time on the ground or close to it. Their nesting habits are on the treeless barrens of the far north and trees and houses are the exception. Our,week was an interesting one and having Easter as its climax was an espe- cially appropriate ending. Easter with its symbolic renewal of life and spring with its many new signs of life are a wonderful time of the year. May we all think deeply on significance of the sea- son. Our Current I.R.A. Rates Are: You can start an I.R.A. at any office of Southold Savings Bank for just $25. You can even borrow up to $4000 to deposit into an I.R.A. Call us for details. n a. lima Swinp in O%kd�IILW Nobody's been at it longer ... Or better. SOUTHOLD, 765 -2800 PORT JEFFERSON STA., 473 -7000 BOHEMIA, 567 -6700 SOUTHAMPTON, 283 -8300 EAST HAMPTON, (Loan Production Office), 324 -8448 EQUAL HOUSING LENDER Q MEMBER F.D.I.C. * All rates are subject to change without notice. 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In a few days, as soon as the warm rays of the sun touch it, the first crocus opens. Its fresh, waxy brightness in all that brown, catches the eye immediately. It halts the hasty step, lifts the winter - gray spirits and awakens the sleeping smile of spring. Happy birthday to Scott Latham who celebrates on April 5. There will be a cocktail party fund- raiser for Joe Sawicki Jr. at the Tolen- dal Inn in Mattituck on Friday, April 4 from 7 to 10 p.m. Tickets are $35. For information please call 765 -1690. Congratulations to William J. Foronjy Jr. of Peconic, who was recently named a United States National Award winner in foreign language by the United States Achievement Academy. The Academy selects winners upon the recommendation of teachers and other school sponsors; William was nomi- nated by his Southold High School lan- guage teacher, Marietta Silvestre. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Gannon and Mr. and Mrs. William Foronjy Sr. The Southold Nutrition Center Chorus, under the direction of Yolanda Quinn, recently presented an Easter cantata, "Behold the Crucified," at San Simeon by the Sound nursing home in Greenport. Solos were performed by Mrs. Quinn, Elvira Axelson and Natalie Marto. Dorothy Hulse acted as reader for the cantata and Wes Smith was accompanist. Southold Free Library, in conjunction with National Library Week, will ob- serve an amnesty week during the week of April 6 -12. This means that during that week, patrons may return any overdue book without being fined. All charges will be overlooked. Focus on Nature.., (continued from page 8A) Lately, it has spent most of its time in a good friend's back field. We've dri- ven to Orient twice but with no luck. But our third trip paid off. The owl posed beautifully for us and I photo- graphed it on the ground and on the roof of our friend's house. It wasn't par- ticularly concerned by our presence but was more interested in an occasional gull that every once in a while would swoop down and dive bomb it. All birds dislike owls. Once it flew to the top of a pine tree where I'm sure it felt most uncomforta- ble because snowy owls spend most of their time on the ground or close to it. Their nesting habits are on the treeless barrens of the far north and trees and houses are the exception. Our,week was an interesting one and having Easter as its climax was an espe- cially appropriate ending. Easter with its symbolic renewal of life and spring with its many new signs of life are a wonderful time of the year. May we all think deeply on significance of the sea- son. Our Current I.R.A. Rates Are: You can start an I.R.A. at any office of Southold Savings Bank for just $25. You can even borrow up to $4000 to deposit into an I.R.A. Call us for details. n a. lima Swinp in O%kd�IILW Nobody's been at it longer ... Or better. 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